in this quiet
we are ghosts
twitching eye – wet lip smack
breathe
breathe
be gross – fuck
be this great fantasy
just don’t forget to breathe
you only play this game
once
raise hands
step
step
roll to rock and to sea
to see with squints
in this dark
that will soon be chased
away
away
with fire
away
breathe
breathe
let the other one breathe
to be gross – to fuck
never step away
from this gracious silence
just don’t forget to breathe
breathe
twitching eye – wet lip smack
breathe
breathe
By degrees the cringe
grows with the expectation of light
just don’t forget to
fuck